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Filipino words 301–800: the “Getting by” band

The 301–800 band — Beeblio calls it "Getting by" — covers the next 500 most frequent words in Filipino after the first 300. These are the everyday words that fill out real sentences: common verbs like kailangan (need) and gusto (want), useful nouns, basic question words, and the connective tissue that links ideas together. Together with the first 300, knowing these 800 words puts roughly 70–75% of everyday Filipino text within reach.

On Beeblio, each word in a text is colour-coded by frequency band. When you open a text pinned to the 301–800 range, the words you already know light up clearly, and the new "Getting by" words are highlighted so you can focus your attention without drowning in unknowns. That balance — plenty of familiar language, a manageable dose of new — is the heart of comprehensible-input learning.

Ranks on Beeblio come from the wordfreq corpus, so the ordering reflects how Filipino actually appears in books, news, and online writing. Work through this band and you will move from sounding like a tourist to genuinely getting by in everyday conversations and texts.

500 Filipino words ranked 301–800 by frequency — the “Getting by” band. A learner who knows them can read texts pinned to this band with about 95% of the words already familiar.

  1. asawa
  2. batang
  3. noon
  4. pamahalaan
  5. video
  6. kulay
  7. labas
  8. masaya
  9. sina
  10. tayong
  11. 9
  12. ari
  13. galing
  14. hari
  15. mahirap
  16. matagal
  17. parehong
  18. sagot
  19. tv
  20. ganito
  21. kaming
  22. malaman
  23. muli
  24. nagbibigay
  25. nilang
  26. taga
  27. time
  28. apat
  29. laki
  30. simula
  31. tamang
  32. wikang
  33. you
  34. dati
  35. kapangyarihan
  36. kayong
  37. kundi
  38. nating
  39. niyo
  40. pagbabago
  41. dami
  42. is
  43. kaysa
  44. lumabas
  45. maayos
  46. malakas
  47. manila
  48. mawala
  49. meron
  50. or
  51. papa
  52. salitang
  53. sanhi
  54. sariling
  55. subalit
  56. susunod
  57. tinatawag
  58. daan
  59. gaano
  60. grupo
  61. lakas
  62. medyo
  63. nangyari
  64. pangulo
  65. programa
  66. pumunta
  67. salamat
  68. simbahan
  69. bawal
  70. m
  71. makikita
  72. pwede
  73. tingin
  74. edad
  75. gawain
  76. kuwento
  77. my
  78. nina
  79. pagkakaroon
  80. halaga
  81. likod
  82. oo
  83. pinag
  84. relasyon
  85. rito
  86. tuloy
  87. babaeng
  88. karaniwang
  89. mahalaga
  90. nawala
  91. online
  92. opisyal
  93. tagalog
  94. umaga
  95. yo
  96. yon
  97. b
  98. be
  99. huli
  100. mabuti
  101. mang
  102. sabay
  103. barangay
  104. bumili
  105. init
  106. kayang
  107. miyembro
  108. paggawa
  109. aral
  110. banal
  111. basta
  112. best
  113. filipino
  114. one
  115. patuloy
  116. post
  117. tanging
  118. tuwing
  119. wag
  120. with
  121. ganun
  122. hesus
  123. kasalukuyang
  124. lalake
  125. linggo
  126. more
  127. pangarap
  128. pumasok
  129. sarap
  130. tignan
  131. bigyan
  132. ding
  133. dugo
  134. galit
  135. ganap
  136. gulang
  137. kasaysayan
  138. lagi
  139. media
  140. p
  141. pakiramdam
  142. takot
  143. tingnan
  144. dumating
  145. dun
  146. ganitong
  147. kwento
  148. magulang
  149. mukhang
  150. resulta
  151. serbisyo
  152. aklat
  153. beses
  154. dagat
  155. gustong
  156. kailan
  157. laging
  158. larawan
  159. madaling
  160. masama
  161. masyadong
  162. papel
  163. y
  164. damit
  165. gma
  166. inyong
  167. it
  168. kahulugan
  169. nanalo
  170. out
  171. paa
  172. pagkakataon
  173. panahong
  174. philippine
  175. team
  176. trabaho
  177. bukod
  178. gumagamit
  179. impormasyon
  180. me
  181. namatay
  182. puno
  183. sistema
  184. antas
  185. as
  186. drama
  187. gamitin
  188. halaman
  189. israel
  190. iyo
  191. kapwa
  192. katutubong
  193. nagsimula
  194. nanay
  195. sumusunod
  196. bumalik
  197. halip
  198. hapon
  199. hayop
  200. hirap
  201. layunin
  202. limang
  203. naniniwala
  204. paaralan
  205. pangyayari
  206. sapagkat
  207. abs
  208. batay
  209. bukas
  210. harap
  211. ibabaw
  212. juan
  213. lalaking
  214. live
  215. nangyayari
  216. napaka
  217. pagmamahal
  218. pangulong
  219. sunod
  220. tawag
  221. usapan
  222. website
  223. dr
  224. kaugnay
  225. mabilis
  226. national
  227. patay
  228. produkto
  229. tahanan
  230. anyo
  231. biglang
  232. by
  233. doon
  234. edukasyon
  235. game
  236. ganda
  237. gayon
  238. ginamit
  239. gitna
  240. klase
  241. lipunan
  242. lupain
  243. magkaroon
  244. mamamayan
  245. nalang
  246. network
  247. pambansang
  248. sapat
  249. super
  250. tag
  251. umalis
  252. ako'y
  253. all
  254. darating
  255. dulo
  256. lokal
  257. nararamdaman
  258. pagdating
  259. saka
  260. sumunod
  261. totoong
  262. bansang
  263. bigla
  264. g
  265. labis
  266. nagawa
  267. negosyo
  268. star
  269. t
  270. this
  271. ukol
  272. year
  273. amin
  274. epekto
  275. ibinigay
  276. ingles
  277. itinuturing
  278. kaharian
  279. katangian
  280. kaya't
  281. maaring
  282. mahalagang
  283. mali
  284. maynila
  285. ninyo
  286. pananaliksik
  287. proseso
  288. account
  289. artista
  290. gamot
  291. internet
  292. itaas
  293. kababaihan
  294. kamatayan
  295. kasalukuyan
  296. kuya
  297. mahigit
  298. maliliit
  299. miss
  300. nagbigay
  301. nagiging
  302. news
  303. pananaw
  304. pinakamahusay
  305. aktres
  306. anim
  307. asa
  308. atin
  309. first
  310. ha
  311. haba
  312. hangin
  313. nawawala
  314. pamamaraan
  315. rizal
  316. sama
  317. sasabihin
  318. single
  319. yong
  320. yugto
  321. akala
  322. day
  323. kabataan
  324. kabila
  325. labanan
  326. laman
  327. listahan
  328. malaki
  329. pagsusuri
  330. show
  331. sikat
  332. st
  333. us
  334. cbn
  335. itim
  336. jose
  337. k
  338. kahapon
  339. lola
  340. metro
  341. mismo
  342. nabubuhay
  343. ekonomiya
  344. estado
  345. guro
  346. h
  347. karapatan
  348. katotohanan
  349. marcos
  350. nakuha
  351. new
  352. pong
  353. pwedeng
  354. tulong
  355. aquino
  356. balat
  357. bato
  358. center
  359. dala
  360. ganyan
  361. good
  362. handa
  363. hawak
  364. host
  365. kakayahan
  366. maikling
  367. maliban
  368. nagpapakita
  369. nakaraang
  370. pinuno
  371. taas
  372. tiyak
  373. usap
  374. utak
  375. aktor
  376. bibliya
  377. code
  378. gumagawa
  379. iniisip
  380. kultura
  381. liza
  382. partikular
  383. personal
  384. site
  385. tauhan
  386. that
  387. aalis
  388. ate
  389. binigyan
  390. boy
  391. don
  392. high
  393. john
  394. kristiyano
  395. la
  396. mahusay
  397. mainit
  398. mangyari
  399. matatagpuan
  400. naming
  401. nasabing
  402. system
  403. tinawag
  404. tiyan
  405. unlad
  406. big
  407. david
  408. from
  409. isa't
  410. isipin
  411. ito'y
  412. kulang
  413. lalong
  414. lumang
  415. nais
  416. pagbibigay
  417. paniniwala
  418. plano
  419. proyekto
  420. quezon
  421. samantalang
  422. sayo
  423. tatay
  424. top
  425. bundok
  426. hair
  427. ikalawang
  428. kasing
  429. kinuha
  430. likas
  431. malawak
  432. mangyayari
  433. movie
  434. natural
  435. pahayag
  436. pareho
  437. punong
  438. sobra
  439. teknolohiya
  440. tsina
  441. ugat
  442. facebook
  443. ibigay
  444. kaalaman
  445. lalawigan
  446. liwanag
  447. mabuhay
  448. magagawa
  449. mahabang
  450. masakit
  451. pagka
  452. paligid
  453. puro
  454. raw
  455. taba
  456. balita
  457. base
  458. gayundin
  459. gobyerno
  460. kalikasan
  461. kalusugan
  462. kawalan
  463. langit
  464. masasabi
  465. okay
  466. operasyon
  467. simpleng
  468. tabi
  469. tungkulin
  470. ulat
  471. umabot
  472. years
  473. diyan
  474. fans
  475. go
  476. hanay
  477. kanina
  478. kumpanya
  479. mababa
  480. malamang
  481. nalaman
  482. off
  483. ung
  484. http
  485. iisang
  486. linya
  487. malayo
  488. milyong
  489. natapos
  490. patungo
  491. pelikulang
  492. relihiyon
  493. after
  494. anu
  495. baby
  496. gumamit
  497. ilog
  498. jesus
  499. kailangang
  500. kapaligiran

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Graded Filipino readings for the Getting by band — every text stays inside these words plus a few new ones.

Questions

How is the 301–800 band different from the first 300 words?

The first 300 words are mostly grammar words and the most basic nouns and verbs — the skeleton of the language. Words 301–800 add flesh to that skeleton: more specific verbs, everyday nouns, and expressions you need to talk about real situations rather than just follow the structure of a sentence.

What kinds of texts should I read to practise this band?

Short news summaries, simple blog posts, and graded readers written for beginners work well. On Beeblio you can filter texts so that most unknown words fall in the 301–800 range, keeping the challenge comfortable — unfamiliar enough to learn from, familiar enough to understand the gist.

Do I need to finish the 301–800 band before moving on?

You don't need to master every word before exploring higher bands — encountering a word across many different texts is how it really sticks. Think of the bands as a guide to where most of the new challenge in a text will come from, not as a strict gate you must pass through.

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